Rodeo Drive, Los Angeles

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Famous (or Infamous Hollywooders) Actors and Actresses Shop here and you might see Leonardo DiCaprio, Britney Spears, Calista Flockhart, Warren Beatty, Val Kilmer, Danny DeVito, Don Johnson, Rod Stewart, Gregory Peck, etc, who are regulars here but they usually shop on Saturdays in the evening. The Beverly Wilshire Hotel has attained legendary status as the site of the 1991 Richard Gere and Julia Roberts flick, “Pretty Woman,” while the Beverly Hills Hotel was the popular “Hotel California” on the Eagles' album cover

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One Can Simply Describe Rodeo Drive as the Most Expensive 3 Blocks of Luxury Shopping in the World! many tourist also come here but mostly to WINDOW SHOP, not to purchase items inside which are very expensive. Mostly the products here are custom made items of the luxury brands that is why it is soooo expensive!

retailers in this Swank Capital of the world include:

AMyu, Giorgio Armani, Baccarat, Bang & Olufsen, Badgley Mischka, Bally, Bottega Veneta, Bijan, Brioni, BVLGARI, Buccellati, Burberry, Brooks Brothers, Cartier, Celine, Chanel, CHANEL fine jewelry, Christian Dior, Coach, David Orgell, David Yurman, DeBeers, Dior Homme, Dolce & Gabbana, Domenico Vacca, Ermenegildo Zegna, Etro, Escada, Fendi, Frette, Hugo Boss, Gucci, Gucci jewelry, Guico, Gianfranco Ferre, Harry Winston, Hermès, Judith Ripka, Juicy Couture, Lacoste, Lana Marks, La Perla, Louis Vuitton, Max Azria, Michael Kors, Polo Ralph Lauren, Prada, epicentre, Roberto Cavalli, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sergio Rossi, Stuart Weitzman, Tiffany & Co., Tod's, Van Cleef & Arpels, Valentino, Versace and Yves Saint-Laurent.

if you're willing to buy here, be sure that your credit card is a platinum as they will charge you an arm and a leg!

You can hop on a tour that takes you to Rodeo drive were if you are lucky can spot famous actors shopping ,fishermans market,Hollywood and belair were you get to see the privat residences of the famous actors and all of this will take approx 2 hrs and can be booked direct near the chinese theatre.... enjoy

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The stretch of shops and boutiques on Rodeo Drive is only three blocks long. It begins at Wilshire Boulevard on the south, and runs north to Santa Monica Boulevard, where the commercial section of the street gives way to an affluent residential neighborhood. But those three short blocks constitute the most famous shopping district in America, and probably the most expensive three blocks of shops in the world.

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As part of our short bus tour of Hollywood was the last stop-off at Rodeo Drive. We had about 20 minutes to have a look around. Not much I know, but its not as if you could really buy anything there. I remember the tour guide saying, "you cannot ask the stores how much anything costs, because if you have to ask you can't afford it". We made sure we went and had a quick look at the hotel where the movie "Pretty Woman" was filmed, and checked out their 5 star toilets ;)

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The famous Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills is famous for its boutiques, of which some don't even let you in if you are not dressed properly. Also, you don't ask for prices when you enter the boutique and get interested in something.

These shops and boutiques are for those who do not have to ask for prices. Many celebrities do their shopping here.

The historic timeline of Rodeo Drive starts in the early 1900's when the Rodeo Land and Water Company begins to develop a large tract of land in Beverly Hills. A real boost of attracting celebrities to Rodeo Drive happened when the Brown Derby Restaurant opened its doors in 1938. Right now you'll find a lot of exclusive shops like Tommy Hilfinger, Hugo Boss, Chanel, Cartier, Gucci, etc.

To be honest, we didn't stay too long at Rodeo Drive. We passed it when we left Beverly Hills. Still we liked it. Why did we like it? Well, maybe it was the nice sunshine or the notion that at any moment we might just brush shoulders with a famous celebrity. Anyway, Rodeo Drive is renowned as the most American of streets with a uniquely Southern California attitude.

Taking a walk down Rodeo Drive immediately conjures up images of Rome's Via Conditti, Paris' Faubourg Saint Honore, London's New Bond Street and even New York's Madison Avenue. The street definately has an international flair, but comparison stops there.

The New York Times has called Rodeo "The world's most prestigious" shopping street. To the late Andy Warhol Rodeo was "like a giant butter scotch sundae". Others called it "the ultimate cure for boredom".